A Facebook poll that questioned whether or not President Obama should be killed was the work of a juvenile, and no charges will be filed, according to the Secret Service.

"Case closed," Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan told the AP. "I guess you could characterize it as a mistake."

In late September, a blog called The Political Carnival posted a screen grab of a poll that asked "Should Obama be killed?" The choices were: yes, maybe, if he cuts my health care, and no. At the time, 387 people had voted in the poll.

The blog and several others reported the incident to Facebook, which promptly removed the poll, and to the Secret Service, which opened an investigation.

The agency has since tracked the poll to a juvenile. Secret Service, however, has decided not to pursue charges against the individual or the parents. No additional details about the kid were released.

Chloe Albanesius has been with PCMag.com since April 2007, most recently as Executive Editor for News and Features. Prior to that, she worked for a year covering financial IT on Wall Street for Incisive Media. From 2002 to 2005, Chloe covered technology policy for The National Journal's Technology Daily in Washington, DC. She has held internships at NBC's Meet the Press, washingtonpost.com, the Tate Gallery press office in London, Roll Call, and Congressional Quarterly. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University...
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